The season came to an abrupt halt for the United South Central Rebels’ baseball team when they lost 7-2 to the Mabel-Canton Cougars on Wednesday, May 20.

The Rebels had previously defeated the Cougars earlier in the regular season.

In the Section 2A playoff game, the Rebels grabbed an early 1-0 lead with a score in the first inning. That score lasted through the second inning, but in the third inning the Cougars scored three runs and another four in the fourth inning to go up 7-1,

USC tried to make a comeback but only managed one more run in the fifth inning.

The Rebels left 10 men on base during the game. They were out hit 8 to 5 by the Cougars, but USC had seven players reach first base on walks.

Rylan Clay led the team at the plate with two hits, one of them a double.

Mason Atchley, Drew Bullerman and Colson Rauenhorst had one hit each in the game.

Riley Stevermer took the loss, pitching three innings and giving up seven runs, four earned, and five hits. He walked two batters and struck out two.

Mason Haugh pitched two and two thirds innings and gave up no runs, two hits, and had no walks or strikeouts. Clay came in for one and one third inning and gave up one hit, no runs, walks or strikeouts.